Associate Professor Frank Agbola

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Frank Agbola joined the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2002. Prior to this, Dr Agbola held lecturing positions at Monash University, Australia, Curtin University, Australia, and University of Queensland, Australia. Dr Agbola has a strong background in applied econometrics, development economics and agricultural economics and has published in several top-tier refereed journals. Dr Agbola has taught in the areas of econometrics, business statistics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, development economics, and agricultural economics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Agbola has supervised and currently supervising a number of PhD and Masters students in the areas of Financial Economics, Tourism Economics, SMEs, Microfinance, FDI and Economic Growth. Dr Agbola has served as a reviewer for Urban Studies, Economic Modelling, World Development, Tourism Management, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Economics, Energy Economics, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Asian Economics, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Environmental and Development Economics, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, International Journal of Social Economics, Contemporary Economics, Contemporary Management Research, Ghana Social Science Journal, African Journal of Agricultural Research, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Journal of Business Economics and Management, and African Journal of Tourism and Hospitality. Dr Agbola consulted for Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome and Grains Research Committee of Western Australia.

Research ExpertiseMy research expertise is in the area of Applied Econometrics, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, International Economics, Financial Economics, Tourism Economics and SMEs.

Teaching ExpertiseMy teaching expertise is in the area of Econometrics, Economics, Financial Economics, Development Economics and Agricultural Economics.

Administrative ExpertiseDeputy Head of Newcastle Business School, Head of Economics Discipline, NBS, FBL Research Committee Member, FBL Teaching and Learning Committee Member, Program Convenor for Master of Professional Economics & Graduate Certificate in Professional Economics, Program Convenor for Bachelor of Commerce (Economics), Course Coordinator for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses, Economics Discipline Representative on Bachelor of Development Studies Working Group, Economics Discipline Representative on Master of Social Change and Development Working Group, FBL Workload Working Party.

West KL, Agbola FW, 'On the Determinants of Australia's Cash Rate', 46th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (2005) [E1]

2005

Damoense MY, Agbola FW, 'Estimating the Long-Run Effects of Exchange Rate Devaluation on the Trade Balance of South Africa', 46th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (2005) [E2]

Agbola FW, 'Regional Income Inequality in Australia, 1978-2003', A Future that Works: economics, employment and the environment - 6th Path to Full Employment Conference and 11th National Conference on Unemployment (2004) [E2]

This paper utilises an optimal intertemporal investment model to examine short-run dynamics in South African agriculture between 1965 and 1997. The use an optimal intertemporal in... [more]

This paper utilises an optimal intertemporal investment model to examine short-run dynamics in South African agriculture between 1965 and 1997. The use an optimal intertemporal investment theory provides an insight into aspects affirm behaviour, including quasi-fixity of inputs, rates of adjustment of quasi-fixed inputs and short-run elasticities of factor demand for labour, capital and land. The principal empirical finding is that quasi-fixity of inputs of labour, capital and land is characteristic of agricultural production. Empirical results indicate that it takes about two years for labour, four years for capital and six years for land to adjust to their long-run optimal levels. Results indicate that investment decisions about labour, capital and land are made independently of each other. Short-run factor demand responses are inelastic with respect to own-price and cross-price of inputs used in agricultural production. The results demonstrate that changes in input and output prices are likely to have a less than proportionate impact on the demand for inputs in South African agriculture.

Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Total current UON EFTSL

Current Supervision

Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction: How Important are Financial Inclusion and Informality in SSA?PhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2016

PhD

Does Mobilising Rural Collective Actions Improve the Farm Households
Efficiency? Evidences from Small-Scale Maize Producers in EthiopiaPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2016

PhD

Is Corruption Decisive in Explaining the Low Growth of Savings in Developing Countries?PhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2016

PhD

Regional Integration, Trade Survival and Exchange Rates: Evidence from the East African Community (EAC).PhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Exploring Vulnerability of Migrant Women in VietnamPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR AND CAPABILITIES IN INTERNATIONALISATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE OF AGRO-BASED SMEs IN UGANDAPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

A Study of Supply Chain Integration and Firm Performance: A Case of Grower-Roaster Collaborative Relationships in the Vietnamese Coffee IndustryPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Inhibitors of Supply Chain Integration in Manufacturing-based SMEs in MalawiPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Finances, Governance, Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa - Three Empirical EssaysPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Ownership Structure, Managerial Behaviour and 'The New Zealand Productivity Puzzle': Theory, Evidence and ApplicationsPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2015

PhD

Capital Structure, Corporate Governance and Firm PerformancePhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2013

PhD

New Perspectives on Current Account Dynamics in the Pacific Island EconomiesPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2013

PhD

Delivering Sustainabiltiy to Urban Economies: A Case Study of the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, AustraliaPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year

Level of Study

Research Title / Program / Supervisor Type

2015

Masters

Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Northeastern Mindanao, The PhilippinesM Philosophy (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2015

PhD

Three Empirical Essays on the Ugandan Foreign Exchange MarketPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2014

PhD

Determining the Key Success Factors of Tourism Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (TSMEs) in MalaysiaPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2013

PhD

Impact of Networking on Firms' Export Performance: The Case of SMEs in New South Wales, AustraliaPhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2013

PhD

An Investigation of the Effect of Inward Foreign Direct Investment on the Performance in the Chinese Electronic IndustryPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2011

PhD

Identifying Export Barriers and Export Development of Indonesian Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)PhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2009

PhD

Financial Development and its Impact on Economic Growth: A Post-Keynesian Empirical Contribution to the Debate on Financial DevelopmentPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastleCo-Supervisor

2009

Honours

An empirical analysis of the Australian macroeconomy: a SVAR modelling approach, 2003-2008Economics, The University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor

2009

Honours

Economic analysis of the impact of water trading on the acreage response of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin of AustraliaEconomics, The University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor

2006

Honours

Should the AWB remain a Single Desk Seller? An Examination of Price PremiumsEconomics, University of NewcastleSole Supervisor

2004

PhD

Economic Analysis of Intra-Industry Trade between Thailand and other Asian Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) CountriesPhD (Economics), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of NewcastlePrincipal Supervisor

2004

Honours

Modelling House Price Dynamics in Major Australian Capital CitiesEconomics, University of NewcastleSole Supervisor

2003

Honours

The Impact of House Prices on the Australian EconomyEconomics, University of NewcastleSole Supervisor